Posts tagged ‘MOTHER’

RICHMOND, Va. — Gregory Carter’s mother Ellen died at her home the day after Christmas. She died peacefully in her sleep at the young age of 48. “It’s been hard, it’s a struggle,” said Gregory. “She was my best friend. I could call her for anything. Our birthday’s was on the same day.” A funeral…

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia police believe the person who killed a mother and son Sunday in the city’s Lawncrest section wasn’t a stranger.

“It appears it was personal — it appears it was someone that they knew. They had a dog inside that didn’t attack, didn’t bark, so we believe it was someone that was known to the mother and/or the son,” says Homicide Captain James Clark.

According to Capt. Clark, 22-year-old Richard Muller and his 49-year-old mother Donna were found upstairs in the house in the 300 block of Stevens Street, both shot execution-style in the back of the head (See Previous Story).

“We believe this double homicide was committed between the time frame on Sunday of 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. So we’re asking for the public’s help,” says Capt. Clark.

They particularly want to talk to neighbors, who may have seen anyone…

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police are investigating a double shooting in the Lawncrest section of Philadelphia Sunday that left a mother and her son dead.

Police say they were called to the home on the 300 block of Stevens Street around 3:30 p.m. after a 29-year old woman found the 49-year-old mother and her 22-year old son dead. Both victims, who police have identified as Donna and Rich Muller, were shot in the head, and both were pronounced dead at the scene. One of the bodies was found in an upstairs bedroom, and the other was discovered just outside in the hallway.

Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small says the investigation into what happened is underway:

“We don’t have a motive at this time. However, we have several witnesses that were transported to homicide, and they’re being interviewed by homicide detectives right now.”

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The mother of two children who were living periodically in a 5-by-10-foot unit at a central New Jersey storage facility will not have to serve a prison sentence.

Authorities say 28-year-old Sheena Johnson pleaded guilty Friday to child abuse and contempt charges as part of a plea deal that calls for her to serve four years of probation. She initially was charged with child endangerment after her sons, then ages 5 and 10, were found last April.

Officers checked the facility after Johnson was arrested for slashing her ex-boyfriend’s tires, an act she says occurred because he refused to drive her sons to school. The dispute eventually led police to the facility in Ewing, where the boys were found in good health.

Johnson said her desperate financial situation and lack of a family support system led her to use the climate-controlled unit as a shelter. Moved…